"How the Horse Helped Build America," page no. 90 illustration no. 32. Battle of Sacramento, Feb. 28th, 1847, terrific charge of the Mexican lancers. Drawn from a sketch taken on the battle ground by E. B. Thomas, U. S. N. American Army 924 men. Mexican Army 4220 men.

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Title "How the Horse Helped Build America," page no. 90 illustration no. 32. Battle of Sacramento, Feb. 28th, 1847, terrific charge of the Mexican lancers. Drawn from a sketch taken on the battle ground by E. B. Thomas, U. S. N. American Army 924 men. Mexican Army 4220 men.
Photo Number P0244n1_10_0123
Description Illustration of the Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847; Reverse side of image: Chapter 10 -- no. 4 (8 written over)
Creator Currier & Ives; Reproduced from the collections of the Library of Congress
Date 1905-01-20
Textual Date January 20, 1905
Keywords Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847; Mexican-American War, 1846-1848; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Armed conflicts; Battles; Battlefields; Armed forces; Armies; Soldiers; Cavalries; Lancers; Animals; Mammals; Horses; Charge (warfare); Wars; Mexicans; Americans; Flags; Casualties; Weapons; Firearms; Artillery; Cannons (artillery); Swords; Vehicles (transportation); Land vehicles; Cargo vehicles; Wagons (cargo vehicles); Sacramento River, Chihuahua, Mexico
Subject Battle of the Sacramento River, 1847--Illustrations; Horses--United States--History--Photographs
Additional Information Page 92 illustration for Olive Woolley Burt's book, "The Horse in America," 1975. P0244n1_21a Captions list: Chapter 10--No. 8--The terrific charge of the Mexican lancers against the American troops at the battle of Sacramento, Feb. 28, 1847. (Library of Congress)
Collection Number and Name P0244 Olive Woolley Burt Photograph Collection
Collection Name Olive Woolley Burt
Relation is Part of Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive
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Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv41589
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, 24-bit color at 400 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF.
ARK ark:/87278/s66d6k0t
Setname uum_map
ID 1588577
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66d6k0t
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